Paper box or receptacle.



PATENTED JAN.. 3, 1-905.

J. F. DONLEY. PAPER BOX 0R REGBPTAGLE.

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APPLICATION I'ILED APR. 16, 1903.

No. 779,208. I PATENTED JAN.3, 1905.

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PAPER BOX 0R R'BGEP TA APPLIGATION FILED APR. 18, 1 I

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PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES F. DONLEY, BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

PAPER B OX OR REOEPTACLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,208, dated January 3, 1905. Application filed April 16, 1903. Serial No. 152,908.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES F. DoNLnY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper Boxes or Receptacles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in paper boxes or receptacles, and applies more particularly to cylindrical boxes for storing and transporting cheese.

The object of this invention is the production of a cheap and durable box which can be constructed of a lighter grade of material than has heretofore been possible, and which can be cheaply and easily manufactured, and also to produce a light and strong box in which economy of labor and material and siniplicity of construction are important features.

To this end the said invention consists of the new and novel arrangement, construction, and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

On the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of my improved box. Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on line a a, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on line 3/ Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken on line a, Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a plan of the inner and intermediate layers forming a portion of the cover of the box. Fig. 7 is an elevation of the outer layer of the cylindrical body having the vertical reinforcing-strips cemented or' otherwise suitably affixed thereto. Fig. 8isa horizontal section through the cylindrical body of a box, showing a modified form of my invention.

Referring to the drawings in detail, like numerals of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

This invention lies in providing the cylindrioal body or casing of a receptacle withver tical reinforcing-strips separated to give the material suflicient flexibility so as to permit of being easily curved into cylindrical form and still stiffen the same sutficiently to withstand the severe usage such boxes are usually subjected to, and also to provide vertical grooves or depressions which form air-ducts when cheese is contained in the box.

In the drawings the reference-numeral 1 designates the cylindrical wall of the box, which is constructed of a sheet of suitable material 2, such as card board or the like, having reinforcing-strips 3 aflixed to its inner face by cementation or otherwise, and a second sheet 4 of similar material cemented securely to the said reinforcing-strips and to the inner face of the said outer sheet between said reinforcingstrips, thereby providing vertical depressions or grooves 5, which serve as air-ducts, and in each of said depressions is an air-aperture 6, arranged in the inner and outer sheet of the wall. In constructing the box the ends of the sheets forming the cylindrical wall are fastened together in any suitable manner. 7 designates the removable cover, and 8 the bottom of the box. The cover consists, preferably, of three layers or thicknesses of cardboard or other similar material and a rim 9, and the bottom is also preferably constructed of three layers or thicknesses of the material used. The outer and inner layers 10 11, re-

,spectively, of the bottom and the cover are somewhat larger in diameter than the body of the box, and the marginal portions of each of said layers are scalloped, as at 13, to permit of conveniently bending said marginal portions at right angles to the central portion of the cover and bottom. The third or intermediate layers 12 of the bottom and the cover are each of a diameter approximating the diameter of the body of the box, and the scallops 13 of the outer and inner layers 10 and 11, respectively, of said cover and bottom are out so that the incisions 14 forming the same terminate at the edges of the said intermediate layers. The arrangement of the scallops on the inner and outer layers of the cover and bottom is such that the incisions of one layer are in line with the center of the scallops of the other layer, or, in other words, each scallop of the outer layer overlaps two scallops of the inner layer.

The three layers forming the cover and bottom of the box are cemented together, and the intermediate layer of each is provided with radial slots or other suitable apertures 15, which prevent warping of the cover and bottom and in addition thereto greatly stiffen said cover and bottom with a minimum increase of weight. The overlapping and alternate disposition of the scallops provide a very durable and neat construction. The upturned scallops of the bottom form a securingrim, whereby said bottom can be securely af fixed to the body of the box. To the inner surface of the downturned scallops of the cover the rim 9 is securely cemented ,or otherwise affixed, and thereby forms a stiff and perfectly circular rim which freely fits the body of the box.

In the modification shown in Fig. 8 the body of the box is provided with vertical elevations 17 and depressions or grooves 18 on the inner and outer surfaces of the wall, the inner de pressions serving as air-ducts when cheese is placed in the box.

In each embodiment of my invention vertical reinforcements are provided which form vertical depressions on the inner surface of the cylindrical wall that serve as air-ducts when cheese is confined in the box and when the body of the box is perforated keep the box dry, and thus protect the cheese from molding.

Having thus described my. invention, what I claim is- 1. A paper box or receptacle having its body formed of two layers of paper, and vertical reinforcing-strips interposed between said layers and being separated from each other, said two layers of paper being glued to said reinforcing-strips and to each other at points between said reinforcing-strips.

2. A paper box or receptacle having its body formed of two layers of paper, and vertical reinforcing-strips interposed between said layers and being separated from each other, the inner layer being glued to said reinforcing-strips and to the outer layer between said reinforcing-strips, forming vertical grooves on the inner side of the body which serve as air-spaces.

3. A cylindrical receptacle having its body portion formed from a straight blank, comprising in united form two layers of paper with vertical reinforcing strips separated from each other, said blank being curved into cylindrical shape and having its ends connected, and a suitable bottom for said cylindrical body portion.

4. Apaper box or receptacle havingitsbody formed of a plurality of layers, and vertical reinforcing-strips separated from each other and glued to said. layers, said layers being glued together between said reinforcing-strips to form vertical air-ducts on the inner surface of the wall forming the body.

5. A cylindrical paper box or receptacle having vertical grooves on the inner surface of its side walls and air-apertures formed in said side walls and communicating with said grooves.

6. A cylindrical paper box or receptacle having-its body formed of two layers of paper and vertical reinforcing-strips separated from each other and glued to said layers, said layers being glued together between said reinforcing-strips to form vertical air-ducts on the inner surface of the wall forming the box, and air-apertures formed in said wall and communicating with said air-ducts.

7. A box having side walls and a bottom comprising an inner, an outer, and an intermediate layer, the inner and outer layers being each provided with upturned scalloped marginal portions cemented together and arranged that each scallop of the outer layer overlaps two scallops of the inner layer, said upturned scallops being cemented together and to the said side walls.

8. A box or receptacle comprising a cylindrical body and a bottom having an inner and an outer layer, each provided with upturned marginal scallops so arranged that each scallop of the outer layer overlaps two scallops of the inner layer, said upturned scallops being cemented together and to the cylindrical body of the box.

9. A box or receptacle comprising a cylindrical body and a bottom having an inner, an outer, and an intermediate perforated layer, said inner and outer layer being each provided with upturned marginal scallops so arranged that each scallop of the outer layer overlaps two scallops of the inner layer, the three layers being cemented together and the upturned scallops being cemented to the body of the box.

10. A box comprising side walls and a bottom having an outer and an inner layer each provided with upturned scallops at their marginal portion so arranged that each scallop of the outer layer overlaps two scallops of the inner layer.

11. A box or receptacle comprising a cylindrical body and a bottom having an inner, an outer, and an intermediate layer cemented together, said intermediate layer having radial slots, and said inner and outer layers being each provided with upturned marginal scallops so arranged that each scallop of the outer layer overlaps two scallops of the inner layer, said upturned scallops being cemented to the body of the box.

12. A cover for a cylindrical box or receptacle comprising an outer and an inner layer having the marginal portions thereof scalloped and turned down, said scallops being cemented together and so arranged that each scallop of the outer layer overlaps two scallops of the inner layer, and a circular rim secured to the scallops of the inner layer.

18. A cover for a cylindrical box or receptacle comprising an outer, an inner, and a slotted intermediate layer cemented together,

said inner and outer layer having each downwardly-bent marginal scallops so arranged that each scallop of the outer layer overlaps two scallops of the inner layer, and a circular rim secured to the scallops of the inner layer.

14. A cylindrical box or receptacle having a body formed of two layers and vertical reinforcing-strips cemented between said layers, and a bottom having its marginal portion scalloped and turned upward for cementation to the body of the box.

15. In a paper box or receptacle, a cover or end therefor comprising an annular rim, and an outer and an inner layer each provided with a scalloped marginal portion so arranged that the scallops of the outer layer overlap two scallops of the inner layer, said layers being cemented together and having the marginal portion thereof cemented to the annular run.

16. In a paper box or receptacle, a cover or end therefor comprising an annular rim, an outer layer, an inner layer, and an intermediate layer having portions thereof cut out to reduce the weight thereof and also to prevent warping of the cover or end.

17. In a paper box or receptacle, a cover or end therefor comprising an annular rim, an outer layer, an inner layer, and an intermediate layer having radial slots, the whole being cemented together.

18. A cover or end for a receptacle, formed of an outer layer, an inner layer, and an intermediate layer having portions thereof cut out.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JAMES F. DONLEY. Witnesses:

CHAS. F. BURKHART, EMIL NEUHART. 

